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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Sept. 16, 2011) – The Maritime football team (1-1) will play host to its arch-rival, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point Mariners (1-1), this Saturday afternoon in the Privateers' first home game of the 2011 season. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Reinhart Field.

Return Of The Privateer Radio Network Saturday Afternoon!

The Privateer Radio Network will be making its first broadcast of the 2011-12 season this Saturday with live audio coverage of the football game against Kings Point. If you can't make it to the field on Saturday, Maritime Athletics has got you covered!

Join new play-by-play man Greg Rice, as he will call all the action from the contest beginning with a pre-game show that starts at 12:45 p.m. The live audio will be run for free through UStream this season and can be accessed by clicking here.

Privateers Have Had Upper Hand… On The Field And Amongst Alums!

This is now the third season of the “Seafaring Scuffle” between the two New York schools that specialize in Maritime industry studies. Oftentimes, alums of both schools will work together on the high seas all around the world, and the Privateer alums have held the bragging rights after the first two meetings in 2009 and 2010.

Maritime has gone a perfect 2-0 against Kings Point, but both games have been very close. In 2010, the game came down to the very last drive, as the Privateers stopped a potential game-tying drive after KP had the ball with first and goal late in the fourth quarter. In 2009, the game was even closer, as the Privateers fought the Mariners to an overtime victory. With both teams coming off of Week Two victories, this game is sure to be a good one!

Admiral Carpenter To Take Part In First Home Coin Flip

Joining the captains of both Maritime and Kings Point and the officials at midfield on Saturday will be newly-appointed President of Maritime College, Rear Admiral Wendi Carpenter, USN (Ret.). Admiral Carpenter became the 10th President of SUNY Maritime College and the first woman to hold office of the oldest and largest maritime college in the U.S. on August 31, 2011, at a “Change of  Office” ceremony in the historic Fort Schuyler, St. Mary's Pentagon, right here on campus.

Spanopoulos And Leary Earn ECFC Offensive And Special Team Player Of The Week Honors

After their week two victory over Western Connecticut State last Friday, two members of the Privateer football team were honored by the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) with Player of the Week accolades for their respective positions. Senior fullback Jamie Spanopoulos (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) was named the Offensive Player of the Week after his 97 rushing yard, four touchdown performance, while classmate and kicker, Madison Leary (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors after a two-field goal and 6-for-6 PAT performance.

Where They Fare…

The Privateers offense currently ranks tied for first amongst all Division III schools in Red Zone Offense, having scored on all seven trips into the red zone thus far in 2011. The defense has also been clutch in shutting down opponents' fourth down conversions, as the 4th Down Conversion Percentage Defense is also tied for first in the country.

The Maritime turnover margin currently ranks 45th in the nation at 1.0, while the rushing offense ranks 48th with 208.5 yards per game. The punt returners' average of 12.0 yards per game is good for 44th in all of d3.

Scouting The Kings Point Mariners

Kings Point comes into the match up with a 1-1 record, losing to Johns Hopkins at home on Sept. 3, 45-14, before winning in dramatic fashion last week against their big rival, Coast Guard, 35-28, scoring the winning TD with eight seconds to play.

The Mariners, under head coach Mike Toop, are led by junior quarterback Stephen Sasso, who has passed for 226 yards on 9-of-18 completions with three touchdowns and one interception over the first two games. His top target has been sophomore Chase Dunn, who has 179 receiving yards and all three TDs. On the ground, junior JP Gosselin leads the way with 260 net yards rushing.

On defense, senior linebacker Kevin Stapf has a team-high 19 total tackles, including one for a loss of one yard, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery. Junior defensive back Chris Dumesnil ranks second on KP with 14 tackles and has forced a team-high three fumbles. Senior Jake Harrison is third with 12 tackles.

On special teams, freshman kicker J.P. Bourquin is 2-for-2 in field goal attempts, with a long of 38-yards.  Senior punter Richard Grennan has kicked 10 punts for an average of 31.0 yards per kick, including two inside the opponents' 20-yard line. Junior Michael Mitchell has done the returning duties, returning one punt 34 yards and five kickoffs 24.8 yards per return.